Resumen 2 -Inglés V

Comparatives and Superlatives

• To make a comparative of two syllable adjectives add er

Example:

Strong – Stronger

• If it ends with a y, change the y for an I and add er

Example:

Easy – Easier

• Add “more” in front of the adjectives when the adjectives are more than two or three syllables.

Example:

more beautiful.

• If the adjective ends in consonant + vocal + consonant double the last consonant and add er:

Example:

hot - hotter

Superlatives

• To make a comparative of two syllable adjectives add est

Example:

Strong – Strongest

• If it ends with a y, change the y for an I and add est

Example:

Easy – Easiest

• Add “most” in front of the adjectives when the adjectives are more than two or three syllables.

Example:

most beautiful.

• If the adjective ends in consonant + vocal + consonant double the last consonant and add est:

Example:

hot - hottest

Tag questions

TRES REGLAS BASICAS QUE DEBES RECORDAR

1. Los tag questions utilizan siempre los verbos auxiliares.

2. Con oraciones afirmativas utilizamos un tag question en NEGATIVO.

3. Con oraciones negativas utilizamos un tag question en AFIRMATIVO o POSITIVO.

Afirmativo

Se utiliza la misma forma del verbo en NEGATIVO: aren't you? isn't he? isn't she? isn't it? aren't we? aren't you? aren't they? Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

It's a beautiful day, isn't it? (Es un día hermoso, ¿no?)

Martha is angry, isn't she? (Marta está enojada, ¿verdad?)

Por favor recuerda que, en inglés americano y UNICAMENTE en este caso en particular, para la primera persona del verbo to be se utiliza aren't I? como equivalente de am I not?:

I'm late, aren't I? (Llego tarde, ¿no?)

I'm arriving late at night, aren't I? (LLegaré tarde por la noche, ¿no?)

Negativo

Se utiliza la misma forma del verbo en AFIRMATIVO o POSITIVO: am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they? Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos:

I'm not late, am I? (No llego tarde, ¿no?)

It isn't a beautiful day, is it? (No es un día hermoso, ¿verdad?)

Passive

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple Present Active: Rita writes a letter.

Passive: A letter is written by Rita.

Simple Past Active: Rita wrote a letter.

Passive: A letter was written by Rita.

Present Perfect Active: Rita has written a letter.

Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.

Future I Active: Rita will write a letter.

Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.

Hilfsverben Active: Rita can write a letter.

Passive: A letter can be written by Rita.

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